Enantioselective synthesis of fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibitors with 1,3-disubstituted butan-2-one scaffold

Add time:08/12/2019    Source:sciencedirect.com

Fatty acid amide hydrolase is a key enzyme in the inactivation of the analgesic and anti-inflammatory endocannabinoid anandamide. Previously, the chiral compound 1-(1H-benzotriazol-1-yl)-3-(4-phenylphenoxy)butan-2-one was identified as a potent inhibitor of fatty acid amide hydrolase and is therefore of interest as a potential agent against pain and inflammation. Two different approaches for the enantioselective synthesis of fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibitors with a 1,3-disubstituted butan-2-one scaffold were carried out. The first one uses the chiral epoxide 2-[1-(4-phenylphenoxy)ethyl]oxirane with an (R)- or (S)-configuration at the exocyclic stereocenter as central intermediates. These substances were obtained by separation of the non-stereoselectively synthesized epoxide into its racemic diastereomers by reversed phase chromatography followed by Jacobsen’s hydrolytic kinetic resolution of each enantiomer with the (S)-configured oxirane ring. Furthermore, a chiral pool based enantioselective synthesis was developed. In that case, the starting compound for both target enantiomers was methyl 3,4-O-isopropylidene-l-threonate. In comparison to the first approach, the chiral pool synthesis consisted of more steps, but generated the enantiomers with much better enantiomeric excess. Biological evaluation showed that the (R)-enantiomer inhibits isolated fatty acid amide hydrolase with a 200-fold higher activity than the (S)-enantiomer.

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